Category: Fiction

— Book Review, Fiction, Review, Women's Fiction —

Book Review: ‘In The Context of Love’, by Linda K. Sienkiewicz

March 31, 2016
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About the author: Linda K. Sienkiewicz is a published poet and fiction writer, cynical optimist, fan of corgis, tea drinker, and wine lover from Michigan. Her poetry, short stories, and art have been published in more than fifty literary journals, including Prairie Schooner, Clackamas Literary Review, Spoon River, and Permafrost. She received a poetry chapbook… Read More Book Review: ‘In The Context of Love’, by Linda K. Sienkiewicz

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Book Review: ‘The Ethical Coach Leader’, by Dwight Johnson

March 24, 2016
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About the Author: Dwight Johnson resides in Colorado Springs where he works at the United States Air Force Academy. He is a retired Air Force Lt. Colonel who was a Squadron Commander three times and a Division Chief twice. He also served as the Department Head of Services at the Air Force Institute of Technology,… Read More Book Review: ‘The Ethical Coach Leader’, by Dwight Johnson

— Book Review, Drama, Fiction, Young Adult —

Book Review: ‘The Good Sister’, by Jamie Kain

March 17, 2016

In the tradition of Jodi Picoult, Jamie Kain’s The Good Sister begins with pieces of a story that are brought together with increasing momentum and culminates into a poignant ending. A previously perfect-from-the-outside family unit of five – Sarah, Rachel, Asha, and their parents – starts breaking apart after Sarah’s cancer diagnosis. With an absent… Read More Book Review: ‘The Good Sister’, by Jamie Kain

— Book Review, Fiction, Women's Fiction —

Book review: The Friday Night Knitting Club (Kate Jacobs)

March 10, 2016
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The reviewing bug has bit me in recent weeks; I find myself posting comments all over forums and blogs about the various books I’ve read and movies I’ve seen. So I decided to give regularly scheduled reviews a try; that way, I can share the good things I’ve experienced with my readers, and help them… Read More Book review: The Friday Night Knitting Club (Kate Jacobs)

— Book Review, Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Middle Grade, Review, Young Adult —

Book Review: ‘Fairy Tale Reform School: Charmed’, by Jen Calonita

March 3, 2016
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About the author: It’s no secret how Jen Calonita knows the inside scoop on Hollywood. A former entertainment editor at a teen magazine, Jen started out her career chronicling backstage life at concerts with Justin Timberlake and interviewing Zac Efron on film sets. It was her work in the entertainment world that inspired her first… Read More Book Review: ‘Fairy Tale Reform School: Charmed’, by Jen Calonita

— Book Review, Comedy, Fiction, Paranormal, Review, Women's Fiction —

Book Review Round-Up: Four Books to Read During the Four Weeks of Winter Left

February 25, 2016
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Believe it or not, guys, there are less than four weeks of winter left! Not that I needed an excuse to read more books, of course, but being able to have an extra excuse always makes the reading so much more pleasurable. We have been lucky in our little corner of the world in that… Read More Book Review Round-Up: Four Books to Read During the Four Weeks of Winter Left

— Book Review, Fiction, Review, Women's Fiction —

Book Review: ‘Emmy Nation, Undercover Suffragette’, by L. Davis Munro

February 24, 2016
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About the author: L. Davis Munro holds a master’s degree with a focus on women’s suffrage theatre and works in theatre and dance. She currently lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with her husband and her dog.. About the book: Being an independent woman in 1913 London is certainly empowering, but Emmy Nation is tired of… Read More Book Review: ‘Emmy Nation, Undercover Suffragette’, by L. Davis Munro

— Book Review, Fiction, Non Fiction, Review, Self-Help —

Book Review: ‘The Greatest Prospector in the World’, by Ken Dunn

February 24, 2016
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About the author: Ken Dunn is one of the leadership training world’s up and coming great speakers and trainers. An incredible hunger to learn and teach others has led Ken successfully through five different professional careers in the past 25 years. Ken began a policing career at the age of 18. He was involved in… Read More Book Review: ‘The Greatest Prospector in the World’, by Ken Dunn

— Book Review, Fiction, Review, Women's Fiction —

Book Review: ‘Multiple Listings’, by Tracy McMillan

February 18, 2016
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About the author: From the author’s website: “I’m from Minneapolis. I had a really dramatic childhood involving foster care, prison visits and multiple moms that gave me lots of opportunity to interface with some of the darker aspects of human nature. People ask me how I survived and I think it comes down to 1)… Read More Book Review: ‘Multiple Listings’, by Tracy McMillan

— Book Review, Fiction, Mystery, Review, Thriller —

Book Review: ‘Cancelled Vows: A Mac Faraday Mystery’, by Lauren Carr

February 15, 2016
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About the author: Lauren Carr is the international best-selling author of the Mac Faraday and Lovers in Crime Mysteries and the Thorny Rose Mysteries. Lauren is a popular speaker who has made appearances at schools, youth groups, and on author panels at conventions. She also passes on what she has learned in her years of… Read More Book Review: ‘Cancelled Vows: A Mac Faraday Mystery’, by Lauren Carr